For offsite backup, if I remove one of the drives (in "Mirror" mode) and replace it with an identical one, will the new drive be updated to match?
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I haven't tested it but it appears that it will do it because both my drives have data on them.
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You can copy your drive to a same or larger but, I think you end up with all the data in the same places as the old one. I use this as a way to have a back up drive that I copy to and then use the new copy, the old drive is where I left off. In a few months, I do the same thing unless I feel performance issues and then, I pull the new files off, copy the previous version back onto the drive, install the previous drive and back to being happy. Having lost all my software and configs and taking 3 days to get back to where I had a friendly usable computer, it is worth it.
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It will mirror a copy what ever is on the source drive provided that drive one is equal to or greater than drive one.
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Yes, it essentially turns the new drive into the old one. I did this on a Acer netbook and it worked fine after swapping to the cloned drive.
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As Stan Lee mentioned -- there are various tools that allow you to mirror the installed drive to another drive. Something like Acronis True Image 2015 for PC should work.
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The contents of the original HDD stay. After you clone the HDD you will have two identical drives.
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Yes you can.The fact of the matter is when you take a new drive and clone it with another content, it automatically wipe the drive for you. I move a drive to another system and clone it using the other system's content, the original data on the drive is gone.
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Yes. Each backup type (i.e., different drive) requires a different "script" and you can create as many scripts as you want. I backup to one internal drive and two external drives.
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It should not matter what is on the drive. It will copy what is there. Keep in mind you need to copy to a drive of the same size or larger but larger you lose the extra space.
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If the drive being replaced and the new one are both IED types, you should have no problem. I don't know what kind of computer you are using, but I had no problem with a Toshiba and an HP lap top. Be sure to use the original operating system software that came with you computer. I replaced drives in two computers in December and January.
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Installation is fairly simple however I would recommend you get help from someone that has some experience. If you intend to replace the existing drive with this one, you must first clone the information on your present drive to the new drive before you replace the old drive. That means you must obtain a cloning program such as E-Z Gig to perform that task. Once that is completed, it is a matter of unplugging the old drive and plugging the new one in.
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If this is the case, what happens if the original drive fails? Can you just replace that drive or do you have to reinstall everything?
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For your original question about comparability, you can check on Crucial's website for your exact model of your computer. The drive is meant to be a replacement so if you wanted to keep your data from your old drive then you would need to back up the information. (There is something called a data doubler where you replace the cd drive with a ssd)
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In my experience - Yes - ALL characters must match in order for the drive to fit properly (physically). This applies to drives that are being purchased as replacement drives for notebook computer application. In my case it was an ASUS notebook and the drive was an exact part # replacement and it fit exactly
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It depends on the source drive. Some Dynamically Partitioned drives, such as the ones in a lot of new HPs won't clone properly.
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You will also need the cable to clone the new drive before you install it. Kit also has cloning software if you don't have it
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You can always do mirror image of you ssd which basically means its making a replica of the HDD to the SSD. So, YES